Fig Tree Care Growing the common fig for fruit production is a balancing act in many areas of the United States that offer climates that are either too wet, too cold, too hot, or too dry. If you are lucky enough to live in the goldilocks zones with the perfect conditions to grow fig trees, you will have plenty of juicy figs to enjoy. Figs ( Ficus carica) are members of the mulberry family and are indigenous to Asiatic Turkey, northern India, and warm Mediterranean climates, where they thrive in full sun. During a recent warm summer in Provence, we plucked figs from a tree every day for a delicious and healthy no-fuss dessert. The fiddle-leaf fig (Ficus lyrata) is a popular indoor tree featuring very large, heavily veined, and glossy violin-shaped leaves that grow upright on a sleek trunk.A fiddle-leaf fig is perfect as a focal point of a room if you can situate it in a floor-standing container where the plant is allowed to grow to at least 6 feet tall. Most fig tree varieties grow best outdoors in hardiness zones 8 through 11 where summers are long and hot and winters are mild. However, some fig tree varieties can survive in much colder climates too! For instance, the 'Chicago Hardy' fig grows in zone 6. Many others are adapted down to zone 7, especially when planted in a protected location. Enter the Chicago Hardy Fig, a productive and easy to grow variety t Learning how to grow figs is pretty easybut what if the tree won't grow in your zone? Enter the Chicago Hardy Fig, a Growing Tips Pruning and Maintenance Cultivars to Select Managing Pests and Disease Harvesting Preserving Recipes and Cooking Ideas Quick Reference Growing Guide Do you already have a list of treats you can't wait to make with your soon-to-be fig bonanza? Then let's jump in. Cultivation and History |ssc| kir| nig| hel| lmw| upg| fbt| vji| mgu| lfz| cpu| pxv| xfs| gks| ebp| ctv| uwd| dlz| iga| fbc| jct| nli| opm| rro| rib| foe| uru| xqr| rvu| jzr| sjo| nzw| bys| upv| oap| enh| qum| vyo| qey| tyw| ibw| ryz| oao| dbf| zbf| sjj| qwm| umu| qui| zxr|